Posted by Philidor on August 21, 2004, at 19:51:35
Ok, once again after a two-week hiatus I'm back on stimulants for my ADHD, and once again after less than 3 days of relief from my symtoms I'm back taking double the amount prescribed. Once again I'm gonna run out nearly a week before my next RX, and have to go cold turkey again.
I put it to you guys with the same tolerance problem that anyone here who says he's found some drug or herb that will reverse, stop or prevent stimulant tolerance is pxxxxing out of his ear. there is no such drug---at least not yet discovered.
If there were, the word would be all over the street AND the internet in a flash. It's like the Holy Grail, lots of people searching for it, no body has found it. Simple logic.
So All you geniuses who claim that gulping cough syrup till you puke or taking grampa's Alzheimer's meds or whatever will make the Ritalin work again are simply full of it.
The only answer is giving up the Adderall OR taking a (forced) drug "vacation" for a week at least to restore your tolerance, and then do the same thing again with another flavor of speed.
(I like that word "vacation" for drug withdrawal. Some vacation!)Maybe someday they WILL find a drug that reverses stimulant tolerance (a.k.a. poop-out), and when they do, believe me, you'll hear about it.
Yours irritably,
Phil
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